Professional Seminars

Robert Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS

Robert is one of the Founding Partners of Professional Physical Therapy and the Professional Athletic Performance Center. Panariello has more than 30 years of experience in the related fields of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, and the Performance Training of Athletes. Panariello’s experience includes the study of the Science of Strength and Conditioning of weightlifters and athletes in Bulgaria and Germany. He previously held the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at St. John’s University of New York (1986-1995), The World League of American Football NY/NJ Knights (1991), and the WUSA NYPOWER of the Professional Women’s Soccer League (2001-2002). He continues to rehabilitate, performance train, and serve as a consultant to Olympic, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, University and Collegiate athletes, teams, and coaches. He has more than 60 peer-reviewed Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research, Sports Physical Therapy Research, and Strength and Conditioning Journal and Book Chapter Publications. Panariello also has presented his research at the World Congress of Physical Therapy in Washington, D.C. He is nationally renowned and lectures throughout the country about Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and the Athletic Performance Training of Athletes. He most recently received the Lynn Wallace Clinical Education and Professional Development Award. He also received the prestigious National Strength and Conditioning Association President’s Award in 1998 and was elected to the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003. Panariello also was appointed as a Panel Member of the National Basketball Strength and Conditioning Associations’ Scientific Advisory panel.

Timothy Stump MS, PT, CSCS, USA-W

Tim is a Partner with Professional Physical Therapy and a Founding Partner of the Professional Athletic Performance Center. Stump has more than 20 years of experience in the related fields of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Strength & Conditioning, and Performance Training of Athletes of all levels of competition. Stump’s experience includes the successful participation as a nationally ranked competitive strength athlete in the sports of Powerlifting and Weightlifting from 1990-2010. He continues to actively participate in these sports as a coach and mentor to many athletes. Stump has published several peer-reviewed original research articles and has presented his research at the APTA National Conference and at CSM. He was awarded the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation research grant for studies on ACL functional outcomes while employed at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Stump was the 2012 recipient of Columbia University’s Award for “Leadership in Clinical Education.” Stump co-chairs Professional’s Clinical Affiliation Program with 64 participating schools — providing Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistant, Certified Athletic Training, and Exercise Physiology students with quality clinical affiliation experiences.